This morning has been signed in the Hall of Torre-Pacheco IMSAS Mayor of Torre Pacheco, Daniel García Madrid and President of SODITOR (Diabetic Association of Torre-Pacheco) have signed an agreement for the joint performance of activities prevention of health and illness in schools.
Thanks to this agreement will develop the "Healthy Breakfast", in development since 2007 in schools in the municipality.
This activity will begin on December 2 San Antonio at school and will be carried out throughout the month of December in every school in town with dining area.
The City of Torre Pacheco in relation to the program of health promotion in 2011, includes as one of its specific objectives, promoting healthy eating to prevent obesity and diseases such as type II diabetes and more extensively the metabolic syndrome, providing parents with tools to educate their children in acquiring healthy eating habits.
To fulfill this goal we propose the realization of the "V Days of Healthy Breakfast" aimed at schoolchildren of 1 primary school and their parents, budgeting for execution to 1,000 €
In this regard, in previous years, the association of diabetes Soditor has actively collaborated with the staff of the Department of Health in the development of activities in schools in the municipality.
This collaboration was established in 2010 by signing a cooperation agreement between the association IMSAS and development of the project "Healthy Breakfast".
Moreover, this association has the necessary technical personnel for the development of this program.
First, it has conducted an information campaign by disseminating pamphlets reporting on how it should be a healthy breakfast and how it influences the attitude of parents in the acquisition of certain food-related behaviors.
It referred to the importance of breakfast to cognitive performance, including a weekly plan for school breakfasts and healthy eating recommendations according to age.
Activity has continued with the realization of a healthy breakfast for parents and children of 1 Primary Education schools in the municipality that were available dining options.
After breakfast, the children returned to their classes and parents attended a talk on healthy eating given by a diploma in dietetics and nutrition.
Also this year, a technician of the Municipal Sports City of Torre Pacheco will speak to the parents of the importance of physical exercise at this age.
In this activity children have participated 2062 and 647 parents.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Torre Pacheco